Europe: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

In one case, Mr Wittmer bought polished tiles from Weber which turned out to be defective once laid.

In recent decisions the Supreme Court has established an economic approach to the qualification of shareholders as consumers or entrepreneurs for the purposes of Section 1 of the Consumer Protection Act.

On 1 January 2010, it became possible to file consumer class actions in Italy. An explosion of media coverage, loud proclamations, and filings purportedly claiming billions of Euros in damages saluted the new law.

Yesterday, Mr Andrew Behagg, a finance director with Greenvale (a company that supplied potatoes to Sainsbury's) was found guilty of corruption at Croydon Crown Court.

On 29 March, the UK’s Financial Services Authority ("FSA") published the findings of its recent thematic review into anti-bribery and corruption systems and controls in investment banks.

The Housing Internal Audit Forum has recently reported that: "Fraud is on the increase as the recession bites."

Welcome to the first edition of Clyde & Co’s Safety, Health, Environmental and Regulatory Newsletter. Our SHE Regulatory Group is one of the largest and most recognised teams in the UK specialising in regulatory defence work.

Welcome to the Health and Safety Newsletter, which contains updates on the latest Health & Safety cases and their implications for directors and businesses.

In two judgments, the European Court of Justice has provided guidance on the extent of the exemption for authorities acting in a legislative capacity from having to provide access to environmental information under the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters.

The Constitutional Court ruled that the provision in Article 1, paragraph 2 of the Additional Article of the Administrative Procedure Law, which stipulates that the monetary limit in effect...

The Constitutional Court, in the application brought before it through an appeal, annulled the second paragraph of Article 326 of the Code of Civil Procedure No. 6100...

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